Lead Product Owner

1 day ago

Johannesburg, South Africa CloudSmiths Full time

As a Lead Product Owner, you will be responsible for both product success and people leadership. You will define the vision and strategy for a significant product area while leading and mentoring a talented team of Product Owners. This role requires a perfect blend of strategic thinking, deep product ownership expertise, and exceptional agile leadership to guide your team and stakeholders toward delivering exceptional value.

**Your Key Responsibilities will include**:

- Define, communicate, and drive the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for your product portfolio.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Product Owners, fostering a culture of excellence, autonomy, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee the creation and prioritization of product backlogs and roadmaps, ensuring they align with strategic business goals and user needs.
- Act as the key liaison between senior leadership, business stakeholders, design, and engineering teams to ensure alignment and clear communication.
- Promote and refine our agile processes, ensuring teams are working effectively and delivering value iteratively.
- Drive a deep understanding of our customers' needs through market research, data analysis, and direct feedback to inform product decisions.

**What You'll Bring to the Table**

We're looking for a seasoned product professional with a proven track record of both building great products and leading people.

**Essential Skills & Experience**:

- Proven experience as a Product Owner in an agile environment, with a significant portion of that time in a senior or lead capacity.
- A strong background in leading and mentoring other Product Owners, with the ability to inspire and guide a team.
- The ability to develop a compelling product vision and a realistic roadmap to achieve it.
- Exceptional skills in communication and stakeholder management, with the ability to influence and align diverse groups of people.
- A strong analytical mindset with experience using data and metrics to drive product decisions and measure success.
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-PO), or similar advanced certification.
- Experience working in a fast-growing tech company or on enterprise-level products.

**Why Join CloudSmiths ✨**
- Own a critical part of our product portfolio and directly influence the success of the business.
- We empower our leaders and trust them to make decisions and drive results.
- We offer hybrid and remote options to support a healthy work-life balance.
- We provide opportunities for professional development, training, and career progression.
- We offer an excellent salary, group life cover and an amazing wellness benefit.

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